Country France Department Meuse Canton Revigny-sur-Ornain Area 11.62 km² | Region Grand Est Arrondissement Bar-le-Duc Population (2009) 437 | |
Beurey-sur-Saulx is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France.
Map of 55000 Beurey-sur-Saulx, France
On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German Wehrmacht massacred 86 inhabitants of this and the three neighboring villages of Robert-Espagne, Couvonges and Mognéville. This is also referred to as the Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx. In Beurey-sur-Saulx, the deputy mayor Mr. Aimé Honoré, Mr. Paul Fenaux and Mr. Eugene Francis were shot in front of their homes.
Charles de Gaulle participated in a memorial service on 28 July 1946. A memorial was inaugurated on August 29, 1949 by General André Zeller, commander of the 6th military region.
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